SOME	DT	I
OF	IN	O
THE	DT	I
MAJOR	JJ	I
FUNCTIONS	NNP	I
OF	IN	O
RELIGION	NNP	I

The	DT	I
place	NN	I
of	IN	O
religion	NN	I
in	IN	O
the	DT	I
simple	NN	I
,	,	O
preliterate	JJ	I
societies	NNS	I
is	VBZ	O
quite	RB	O
definite	JJ	O
;	:	O
as	IN	O
a	DT	I
complex	JJ	I
it	PRP	I
fits	VBZ	O
into	IN	O
the	DT	I
whole	JJ	I
social	JJ	I
organization	NN	I
and	CC	I
functions	NNS	I
dominantly	RB	O
in	IN	O
every	DT	I
part	NN	I
of	IN	O
it	PRP	I
.	.	O

In	IN	O
societies	NNS	I
like	VBP	O
ours	PRP	I
,	,	O
however	RB	O
,	,	O
its	PRP$	I
place	NN	I
is	VBZ	O
less	RBR	O
clear	JJ	O
and	CC	O
more	RBR	O
complex	JJ	O
.	.	O

With	IN	O
the	DT	I
diversity	NN	I
of	IN	O
religious	JJ	I
viewpoints	NNS	I
,	,	O
there	EX	I
are	VBP	O
differences	NNS	I
of	IN	O
opinion	NN	I
as	IN	O
to	TO	O
the	DT	I
essential	JJ	I
features	NNS	I
of	IN	O
religion	NN	I
;	:	O
and	CC	O
there	EX	I
are	VBP	O
different	JJ	I
opinions	NNS	I
as	IN	O
to	TO	O
the	DT	I
essential	JJ	I
functions	NNS	I
of	IN	O
religion	NN	I
.	.	O

Nevertheless	RB	O
,	,	O
for	IN	O
most	RBS	I
of	IN	O
the	DT	I
population	NN	I
of	IN	O
heterogeneous	JJ	I
advanced	VBD	O
societies	NNS	I
,	,	O
though	IN	O
less	JJR	I
for	IN	I
the	DT	I
less	RBR	I
religious	JJ	I
portion	NN	I
,	,	O
religion	NN	I
does	VBZ	O
perform	VB	O
certain	JJ	O
modal	JJ	I
individual	JJ	I
and	CC	I
social	JJ	I
functions	NNS	I
.	.	O

Although	IN	O
the	DT	I
inner	JJ	I
functions	NNS	I
of	IN	O
religion	NN	I
are	VBP	O
not	RB	O
of	IN	O
direct	JJ	I
significance	NN	I
in	IN	O
social	JJ	I
organization	NN	I
,	,	O
they	PRP	I
have	VBP	O
important	JJ	I
indirect	JJ	I
consequences	NNS	I
.	.	O

If	IN	O
the	DT	I
inner	JJ	I
functions	NNS	I
of	IN	O
religion	NN	I
are	VBP	O
performed	VBN	O
,	,	O
the	DT	I
individual	JJ	I
is	NNS	I
a	DT	B
composed	VBN	I
,	,	O
ordered	VBD	O
,	,	O
motivated	VBN	O
,	,	O
and	CC	O
emotionally	RB	O
secure	VB	O
associate	JJ	O
;	:	O
he	PRP	I
is	VBZ	O
not	RB	O
greatly	RB	O
frustrated	VBN	O
,	,	O
and	CC	O
he	PRP	I
is	VBZ	O
not	RB	O
anomic	JJ	O
;	:	O
he	PRP	I
is	VBZ	O
better	RBR	O
fitted	VBN	O
to	TO	O
perform	VB	O
his	PRP$	I
social	JJ	I
life	NN	I
among	IN	O
his	PRP$	I
fellows	NNS	I
.	.	O

There	EX	I
are	VBP	O
several	JJ	O
closely	RB	O
related	VBN	O
inner	JJ	I
functions	NNS	I
.	.	O

In	IN	O
the	DT	I
last	JJ	I
analysis	NN	I
,	,	O
religion	NN	I
is	VBZ	O
the	DT	I
means	NNS	I
of	IN	O
inducing	VBG	O
,	,	O
formulating	VBG	O
,	,	O
expressing	VBG	O
,	,	O
enhancing	VBG	O
,	,	O
implementing	VBG	O
,	,	O
and	CC	O
perpetuating	VBG	O
man	NN	I
's	POS	B
deepest	JJS	I
experienceÑthe	NN	I
religious	JJ	O
.	.	O

Man	NN	I
is	VBZ	O
first	JJ	O
religious	JJ	O
;	:	O
the	DT	I
instrumentalities	NNS	I
follow	VBP	O
.	.	O

Religion	NN	I
seeks	VBZ	O
to	TO	O
satisfy	VB	O
human	JJ	I
needs	NNS	I
of	IN	O
great	JJ	I
pertinence	NN	I
.	.	O

The	DT	I
significant	JJ	I
things	NNS	I
in	IN	O
it	PRP	I
,	,	O
at	IN	O
the	DT	I
higher	JJR	I
religious	JJ	I
levels	NNS	I
,	,	O
are	VBP	O
the	DT	I
inner	JJ	I
emotional	JJ	O
,	,	O
mental	JJ	O
,	,	O
and	CC	O
spiritual	JJ	I
occurrences	NNS	I
that	WDT	B
fill	VBP	O
the	DT	I
pressing	VBG	I
human	JJ	I
needs	NNS	I
of	IN	O
self	NN	I
preservation	NN	I
,	,	O
self	NN	I
pacification	NN	I
,	,	O
and	CC	O
self	NN	I
completion	NN	I
.	.	O

The	DT	I
chief	JJ	I
experience	NN	I
is	VBZ	O
the	DT	I
sensing	NN	I
of	IN	O
communion	NN	I
,	,	O
and	CC	O
in	IN	O
the	DT	I
higher	JJR	I
religions	NNS	I
,	,	O
of	IN	O
a	DT	I
harmonious	JJ	I
relationship	NN	I
with	IN	O
the	DT	I
supernatural	JJ	I
power	NN	I
.	.	O

Related	JJ	O
to	TO	O
this	DT	I
is	VBZ	O
the	DT	I
fact	NN	I
that	IN	O
most	RBS	I
of	IN	O
the	DT	I
higher	JJR	I
religions	NNS	I
define	VBP	O
for	IN	O
the	DT	I
individual	JJ	I
his	PRP$	I
place	NN	I
in	IN	O
the	DT	I
universe	NN	I
and	CC	O
give	VB	O
him	PRP	I
a	DT	B
feeling	NN	I
that	IN	O
he	PRP	I
is	VBZ	O
relatively	RB	O
secure	VB	O
in	IN	O
an	DT	I
ordered	VBD	O
,	,	O
dependable	JJ	I
universe	NN	I
.	.	O

Man	NN	I
has	VBZ	O
the	DT	I
experience	NN	I
of	IN	O
being	VBG	O
helpfully	RB	O
allied	VBN	O
with	IN	O
what	WP	I
he	PRP	B
can	MD	O
not	RB	O
fully	RB	O
understand	VB	O
;	:	O
he	PRP	I
is	VBZ	O
a	DT	I
coordinate	NN	I
part	NN	I
of	IN	O
all	DT	I
of	IN	O
the	DT	I
mysterious	JJ	I
energy	NN	I
and	CC	O
being	VBG	O
and	CC	O
movement	NN	I
.	.	O

The	DT	I
universe	NN	I
is	VBZ	O
a	DT	I
safe	JJ	I
and	CC	I
permanent	JJ	I
home	NN	I
.	.	O

A	DT	I
number	NN	I
of	IN	O
religions	NNS	I
also	RB	O
satisfy	VB	O
for	IN	O
many	VB	I
the	DT	I
need	NN	I
of	IN	O
being	VBG	O
linked	VBN	O
with	IN	O
the	DT	I
ultimate	JJ	I
and	CC	I
eternal	JJ	O
.	.	O

Death	NN	I
is	VBZ	O
not	RB	O
permanent	JJ	I
defeat	NN	I
and	CC	I
disappearance	NN	I
;	:	O
man	NN	I
has	VBZ	O
a	DT	I
second	JJ	I
chance	NN	I
.	.	O

He	PRP	I
is	VBZ	O
not	RB	O
lost	VBN	O
in	IN	O
the	DT	I
abyss	NN	I
of	IN	O
endless	JJ	I
time	NN	I
;	:	O
he	PRP	I
has	VBZ	O
endless	JJ	I
being	NN	I
.	.	O

Religion	NN	I
at	IN	O
its	PRP$	I
best	JJS	I
also	RB	O
offers	VBZ	O
the	DT	I
experience	NN	I
of	IN	O
spiritual	JJ	I
fulfillment	NN	I
by	IN	O
inviting	VBG	O
man	NN	I
into	IN	O
the	DT	I
highest	JJS	I
realm	NN	I
of	IN	O
the	DT	I
spirit	NN	I
.	.	O

Religion	NN	I
can	MD	O
summate	VB	O
,	,	O
epitomize	VB	O
,	,	O
relate	VB	O
,	,	O
and	CC	O
conserve	VB	O
all	PDT	I
the	DT	I
highest	JJS	I
ideals	NNS	I
and	CC	O
valuesÑethical	JJ	O
,	,	O
aesthetic	JJ	O
,	,	O
and	CC	O
religiousÑof	NN	I
man	NN	I
formed	VBN	O
in	IN	O
his	PRP$	I
culture	NN	I
.	.	O

There	EX	I
is	VBZ	O
also	RB	O
the	DT	I
possibility	NN	I
,	,	O
among	IN	O
higher	JJR	I
religions	NNS	I
,	,	O
of	IN	O
experiencing	VBG	O
consistent	JJ	I
meaning	NN	I
in	IN	O
life	NN	I
and	CC	O
enjoying	VBG	O
guidance	NN	I
and	CC	I
expansiveness	NN	I
.	.	O

The	DT	I
kind	NN	I
of	IN	O
religious	JJ	I
experience	NN	I
that	IN	O
most	RBS	I
moderns	NNS	I
seek	VBP	O
not	RB	O
only	RB	O
provides	VBZ	O
,	,	O
clarifies	VBZ	O
,	,	O
and	CC	O
relates	VBZ	O
human	JJ	I
yearnings	NNS	I
,	,	O
values	NNS	I
,	,	O
ideals	NNS	I
,	,	O
and	CC	O
purposes	NNS	I
;	:	O
it	PRP	I
also	RB	O
provides	VBZ	O
facilities	NNS	I
and	CC	I
incitements	NNS	I
for	IN	O
the	DT	I
development	NN	I
of	IN	O
personality	NN	I
,	,	O
sociality	NN	I
,	,	O
and	CC	O
creativeness	NN	I
.	.	O

Under	IN	O
the	DT	I
religious	JJ	I
impulse	NN	I
,	,	O
whether	IN	O
theistic	JJ	O
or	CC	O
humanistic	JJ	O
,	,	O
men	NNS	I
have	VBP	O
joy	NN	I
in	IN	O
living	VBG	O
;	:	O
life	NN	I
leads	VBZ	O
somewhere	RB	O
.	.	O

Religion	NN	I
at	IN	O
its	PRP$	I
best	JJS	I
is	VBZ	O
out	IN	O
in	IN	O
front	NN	I
,	,	O
ever	RB	O
beckoning	VBG	O
and	CC	O
leading	VBG	O
on	IN	O
,	,	O
and	CC	O
,	,	O
as	IN	O
Lippman	NNP	I
put	NN	I
it	PRP	B
,	,	O
mobilizing	VBG	O
all	DT	I
man	NN	I
's	POS	B
scattered	VBN	I
energies	NNS	I
in	IN	O
one	CD	I
triumphant	JJ	I
sense	NN	I
of	IN	O
his	PRP$	I
own	JJ	I
infinite	JJ	I
importance	NN	I
.	.	O

At	IN	O
the	DT	I
same	JJ	I
time	NN	I
that	DT	B
religion	NN	I
binds	VBZ	O
the	DT	I
individual	JJ	I
helpfully	RB	O
to	TO	O
the	DT	I
supernatural	JJ	I
and	CC	O
gives	VBZ	O
him	PRP	I
cosmic	JJ	B
peace	NN	I
and	CC	O
a	DT	I
sense	NN	I
of	IN	O
supreme	NN	I
fulfillment	NN	I
,	,	O
it	PRP	I
also	RB	O
has	VBZ	O
great	JJ	I
therapeutic	JJ	I
value	NN	I
for	IN	O
him	PRP	I
.	.	O

It	PRP	I
gives	VBZ	O
him	PRP	I
aid	JJ	O
,	,	O
comfort	NN	I
,	,	O
even	JJ	I
solace	NN	I
,	,	O
in	IN	O
meeting	VBG	O
mundane	JJ	I
life	NN	I
situations	NNS	I
where	WRB	O
his	PRP$	I
own	JJ	I
unassisted	JJ	I
practical	JJ	I
knowledge	NN	I
and	CC	I
skill	NN	I
are	VBP	O
felt	VBN	O
by	IN	O
him	PRP	I
to	TO	O
be	VB	O
inadequate	JJ	O
.	.	O

He	PRP	I
is	VBZ	O
confronted	VBN	O
with	IN	O
the	DT	I
recurrent	JJ	I
crises	NNS	I
,	,	O
such	JJ	O
as	IN	O
great	JJ	I
natural	JJ	I
catastrophes	NNS	I
and	CC	O
the	DT	I
great	JJ	I
transitions	NNS	I
of	IN	O
lifeÑmarriage	NN	I
,	,	O
incurable	JJ	I
disease	NN	I
,	,	O
widowhood	NN	I
,	,	O
old	JJ	I
age	NN	I
,	,	O
the	DT	I
certainty	NN	I
of	IN	O
death	NN	I
.	.	O

He	PRP	I
has	VBZ	O
to	TO	O
cope	VB	O
with	IN	O
frustration	NN	I
and	CC	O
other	JJ	I
emotional	JJ	I
disturbance	NN	I
and	CC	O
anomie	FW	O
.	.	O

His	PRP$	I
religious	JJ	I
beliefs	NNS	I
provide	VBP	O
him	PRP	I
with	IN	O
plausible	JJ	I
explanations	NNS	I
for	IN	O
many	JJ	I
conditions	NNS	I
which	WDT	B
cause	VBP	O
him	PRP	I
great	JJ	B
concern	NN	I
,	,	O
and	CC	O
his	PRP$	I
religious	JJ	I
faith	NN	I
makes	VBZ	O
possible	JJ	I
fortitude	NN	I
,	,	O
equanimity	NN	I
,	,	O
and	CC	O
consolation	NN	I
,	,	O
enabling	VBG	O
him	PRP	I
to	TO	O
endure	VB	O
colossal	JJ	I
misfortune	NN	I
,	,	O
fear	NN	I
,	,	O
frustration	NN	I
,	,	O
uncertainty	NN	I
,	,	O
suffering	VBG	O
,	,	O
evil	JJ	O
,	,	O
and	CC	O
danger	NN	I
.	.	O

Religion	NN	I
usually	RB	O
also	RB	O
includes	VBZ	O
a	DT	I
principle	NN	I
of	IN	O
compensation	NN	I
,	,	O
mainly	RB	O
in	IN	O
a	DT	I
promised	VBD	I
perfect	JJ	I
future	NN	I
state	NN	I
.	.	O

The	DT	I
belief	NN	I
in	IN	O
immortality	NN	I
,	,	O
where	WRB	O
held	VBN	O
,	,	O
functions	VBZ	O
as	IN	O
a	DT	I
redress	NN	I
for	IN	O
the	DT	I
ills	NNS	I
and	CC	I
disappointments	NNS	I
of	IN	O
the	DT	I
here	RB	I
and	CC	O
now	RB	O
.	.	O

The	DT	I
tensions	NNS	I
accompanying	VBG	O
a	DT	I
repressive	JJ	I
consciousness	NN	I
of	IN	O
wrongdoing	VBG	O
or	CC	O
sinning	VBG	O
or	CC	O
some	DT	I
tormenting	VBG	I
secret	JJ	O
are	VBP	O
relieved	VBN	O
for	IN	O
the	DT	I
less	JJR	I
self	NN	I
contained	VBD	O
or	CC	O
self	NN	I
sufficient	JJ	O
by	IN	O
confession	NN	I
,	,	O
repentance	NN	I
,	,	O
and	CC	O
penance	NN	I
.	.	O

The	DT	I
feeling	NN	I
of	IN	O
individual	JJ	I
inferiority	NN	I
,	,	O
defeat	NN	I
,	,	O
or	CC	O
humilation	NN	I
growing	VBG	O
out	IN	O
of	IN	O
various	JJ	I
social	JJ	I
situations	NNS	I
or	CC	O
individual	JJ	I
deficiencies	NNS	I
or	CC	I
failures	NNS	I
is	VBZ	O
compensated	VBN	O
for	IN	O
by	IN	O
communion	NN	I
in	IN	O
worship	NN	I
or	CC	I
prayer	NN	I
with	IN	O
a	DT	I
friendly	JJ	I
,	,	O
but	CC	O
all	DT	I
victorious	JJ	I
Father	NNP	I
God	NNP	I
,	,	O
as	RB	O
well	RB	O
as	IN	O
by	IN	O
sympathetic	JJ	I
fellowship	NN	I
with	IN	O
others	NNS	I
who	WP	B
share	VBP	O
this	DT	I
faith	NN	I
,	,	O
and	CC	O
by	IN	O
opportunities	NNS	I
in	IN	O
religious	JJ	I
acts	NNS	I
for	IN	O
giving	VBG	O
vent	NN	I
to	TO	O
emotions	NNS	I
and	CC	I
energies	NNS	I
.	.	O

In	IN	O
providing	VBG	O
for	IN	O
these	DT	I
inner	JJ	I
individual	JJ	I
functions	NNS	I
,	,	O
religion	NN	I
undertakes	VBZ	O
in	IN	O
behalf	NN	I
of	IN	O
individual	JJ	I
peace	NN	I
of	IN	O
mind	NN	I
and	CC	O
well	RB	O
being	VBG	O
services	NNS	I
for	IN	O
which	WDT	I
there	EX	B
is	VBZ	O
no	DT	I
other	JJ	I
institution	NN	I
.	.	O

In	IN	O
addition	NN	I
to	TO	O
the	DT	I
functions	NNS	I
of	IN	O
religion	NN	I
within	IN	O
man	NN	I
,	,	O
there	EX	I
have	VBP	O
always	RB	O
been	VBN	O
the	DT	I
outer	JJ	I
social	JJ	I
functions	NNS	I
for	IN	O
the	DT	I
community	NN	I
and	CC	I
society	NN	I
.	.	O

The	DT	I
two	JJ	I
have	NN	O
never	RB	O
been	VBN	O
separable	JJ	O
.	.	O

Religion	NN	I
is	VBZ	O
vitally	RB	O
necessary	JJ	O
in	IN	O
both	DT	I
societal	JJ	I
maintenance	NN	I
and	CC	I
regulation	NN	I
.	.	O

The	DT	I
value	NN	I
system	NN	I
of	IN	O
a	DT	I
community	NN	I
or	CC	I
society	NN	I
is	VBZ	O
always	RB	O
correlated	JJ	O
with	IN	O
,	,	O
and	CC	O
to	TO	O
a	DT	I
degree	NN	I
dependent	JJ	O
upon	IN	O
,	,	O
a	DT	I
more	JJR	I
or	CC	O
less	RBR	O
shared	VBN	O
system	NN	I
of	IN	O
religious	JJ	I
beliefs	NNS	I
and	CC	I
convictions	NNS	I
.	.	O

The	DT	I
religion	NN	I
supports	VBZ	O
,	,	O
re	NN	I
enforces	VBZ	O
,	,	O
reaffirms	VBZ	O
,	,	O
and	CC	O
maintains	VBZ	O
the	DT	I
fundamental	JJ	I
values	NNS	I
.	.	O

Even	RB	O
in	IN	O
the	DT	I
United	JJ	I
States	NNPS	I
,	,	O
with	IN	O
its	PRP$	I
freedom	NN	I
of	IN	O
religious	JJ	I
belief	NN	I
and	CC	I
worship	NN	I
and	CC	O
its	PRP$	I
vast	JJ	I
denominational	JJ	I
differentiation	NN	I
,	,	O
there	EX	I
is	VBZ	O
a	DT	I
general	JJ	I
consensus	JJ	O
regarding	VBG	O
the	DT	I
basic	JJ	I
Christian	NNP	I
values	NNS	I
.	.	O

This	DT	I
is	VBZ	O
demonstrated	VBN	O
especially	RB	O
when	WRB	O
there	EX	I
is	VBZ	O
awareness	NN	I
of	IN	O
radically	RB	I
different	JJ	I
value	NN	I
orientation	NN	I
elsewhere	RB	O
;	:	O
for	IN	O
example	NN	I
Americans	NNPS	I
rally	NN	I
to	TO	O
Christian	NNP	I
values	NNS	I
vis	FW	O
a	DT	I
vis	FW	I
those	DT	I
of	IN	O
atheistic	JJ	I
communism	NN	I
.	.	O

In	IN	O
America	NNP	I
also	RB	O
all	DT	I
of	IN	O
our	PRP$	I
major	JJ	I
religious	JJ	I
bodies	NNS	I
officially	RB	O
sanction	VBP	O
a	DT	I
universalistic	JJ	I
ethic	JJ	I
which	WDT	I
is	VBZ	O
reflective	JJ	O
of	IN	O
our	PRP$	I
common	JJ	I
religion	NN	I
.	.	O

Even	RB	O
the	DT	I
non	FW	I
church	NN	I
membersÑthe	NN	I
freewheelers	NNS	I
,	,	O
marginal	JJ	I
religionists	NNS	I
and	CC	O
so	RB	O
onÑhave	NN	I
the	DT	B
values	NNS	I
of	IN	O
Christian	NNP	I
civilization	NN	I
internalized	VBN	O
in	IN	O
them	PRP	I
.	.	O

Furthermore	RB	O
,	,	O
religion	NN	I
tends	VBZ	O
to	TO	O
integrate	VB	O
the	DT	I
whole	JJ	I
range	NN	I
of	IN	O
values	NNS	I
from	IN	O
the	DT	I
highest	JJS	I
or	CC	O
ultimate	JJ	I
values	NNS	I
of	IN	O
God	NNP	I
to	TO	O
the	DT	I
intermediary	JJ	I
and	CC	I
subordinate	JJ	I
values	NNS	I
;	:	O
for	IN	O
example	NN	I
,	,	O
those	DT	I
regarding	VBG	I
material	JJ	I
objects	NNS	I
and	CC	O
pragmatic	JJ	I
ends	NNS	I
.	.	O

Finally	RB	O
,	,	O
it	PRP	I
gives	VBZ	O
sanctity	NN	I
,	,	O
more	JJR	I
than	IN	I
human	JJ	I
legitimacy	NN	I
,	,	O
and	CC	O
even	RB	O
,	,	O
through	IN	O
super	JJ	I
empirical	JJ	I
reference	NN	I
,	,	O
transcendent	JJ	I
and	CC	I
supernatural	JJ	I
importance	NN	I
to	TO	O
some	DT	I
values	NNS	I
;	:	O
for	IN	O
example	NN	I
,	,	O
marriage	NN	I
as	IN	O
a	DT	I
sacrament	NN	I
,	,	O
much	JJ	I
law	NN	I
breaking	VBG	O
as	IN	O
sinful	JJ	O
,	,	O
occasionally	RB	O
the	DT	I
state	NN	I
as	IN	O
a	DT	I
divine	JJ	I
instrument	NN	I
.	.	O

It	PRP	I
places	VBZ	O
certain	JJ	I
values	NNS	I
at	IN	O
least	JJS	O
beyond	IN	O
questioning	VBG	O
and	CC	O
tampering	VBG	O
.	.	O

Closely	RB	O
related	VBN	O
to	TO	O
this	DT	I
function	NN	I
is	VBZ	O
the	DT	I
fact	NN	I
that	IN	O
the	DT	I
religious	JJ	I
system	NN	I
provides	VBZ	O
a	DT	I
body	NN	I
of	IN	O
ultimate	JJ	I
ends	NNS	I
for	IN	O
the	DT	I
society	NN	I
,	,	O
which	WDT	I
are	VBP	O
compatible	JJ	O
with	IN	O
the	DT	I
supreme	NN	I
eternal	JJ	I
ends	NNS	I
.	.	O

This	DT	I
something	VBG	O
leads	VBZ	O
to	TO	O
a	DT	I
conception	NN	I
of	IN	O
an	DT	I
over	IN	O
all	DT	I
Social	NNP	I
Plan	NNP	I
with	IN	O
a	DT	I
meaning	VBG	I
interpretable	JJ	O
in	IN	O
terms	NNS	I
of	IN	O
ultimate	JJ	I
ends	NNS	I
;	:	O
for	IN	O
example	NN	I
,	,	O
a	DT	I
plan	NN	I
that	WDT	B
fulfills	VBZ	O
the	DT	I
will	MD	O
of	IN	O
God	NNP	I
,	,	O
which	WDT	I
advances	VBZ	O
the	DT	I
Kingdom	NNP	I
of	IN	O
God	NNP	I
,	,	O
which	WDT	I
involves	VBZ	O
social	JJ	I
life	NN	I
as	IN	O
part	NN	I
of	IN	O
the	DT	I
Grand	NNP	I
Design	NNP	I
.	.	O

This	DT	I
explains	VBZ	O
some	DT	I
group	NN	I
ends	NNS	I
and	CC	O
provides	VBZ	O
a	DT	I
justification	NN	I
of	IN	O
their	PRP$	I
primacy	NN	I
.	.	O

It	PRP	I
gives	VBZ	O
social	JJ	I
guidance	NN	I
and	CC	I
direction	NN	I
and	CC	O
makes	VBZ	O
for	IN	O
programs	NNS	I
of	IN	O
social	JJ	I
action	NN	I
.	.	O

Finally	RB	O
,	,	O
it	PRP	I
gives	VBZ	O
meaning	VBG	O
to	TO	O
much	JJ	I
social	JJ	I
endeavor	NN	I
,	,	O
and	CC	O
logic	JJ	O
,	,	O
consistency	NN	I
,	,	O
and	CC	O
meaning	VBG	O
to	TO	O
life	NN	I
.	.	O

In	IN	O
general	JJ	I
,	,	O
there	EX	I
is	VBZ	O
no	DT	I
society	NN	I
so	RB	O
secularized	VBN	O
as	IN	O
to	TO	O
be	VB	O
completely	RB	O
without	IN	O
religiously	RB	O
inspired	VBN	O
transcendental	JJ	I
ends	NNS	I
.	.	O

Religion	NN	I
integrates	VBZ	O
and	CC	O
unifies	VBZ	O
.	.	O

Some	DT	I
of	IN	O
the	DT	I
oldest	JJS	I
,	,	O
most	RBS	I
persistent	JJ	O
,	,	O
and	CC	O
most	RBS	I
cohesive	JJ	I
forms	NNS	I
of	IN	O
social	JJ	I
groupings	NNS	I
have	VBP	O
grown	VBN	O
out	IN	O
of	IN	O
religion	NN	I
.	.	O

These	DT	I
groups	NNS	I
have	VBP	O
varied	VBN	O
widely	RB	O
from	IN	O
mere	JJ	I
families	NNS	I
,	,	O
primitive	JJ	O
,	,	O
totemic	JJ	I
groups	NNS	I
,	,	O
and	CC	O
small	JJ	I
modern	JJ	I
cults	NNS	I
and	CC	I
sects	NNS	I
,	,	O
to	TO	O
the	DT	I
memberships	NNS	I
of	IN	O
great	JJ	I
denominations	NNS	I
,	,	O
and	CC	O
great	JJ	O
,	,	O
widely	RB	O
dispersed	VBN	O
world	NN	I
religions	NNS	I
.	.	O

Religion	NN	I
fosters	VBZ	O
group	NN	I
life	NN	I
in	IN	O
various	JJ	I
ways	NNS	I
.	.	O

The	DT	I
common	JJ	I
ultimate	JJ	I
values	NNS	I
,	,	O
ends	NNS	I
and	CC	I
goals	NNS	I
fostered	VBN	O
by	IN	O
religion	NN	I
are	VBP	O
a	DT	I
most	RBS	I
important	JJ	I
factor	NN	I
.	.	O

Without	IN	O
a	DT	I
system	NN	I
of	IN	O
values	NNS	I
there	EX	I
can	MD	O
be	VB	O
no	DT	I
society	NN	I
.	.	O

Where	WRB	O
such	JJ	I
a	DT	I
value	NN	I
system	NN	I
prevails	VBZ	O
,	,	O
it	PRP	I
always	RB	O
unifies	VBZ	O
all	DT	I
who	WP	B
possess	VBP	O
it	PRP	I
;	:	O
it	PRP	I
enables	VBZ	O
members	NNS	I
of	IN	O
the	DT	I
society	NN	I
to	TO	O
operate	VB	O
as	IN	O
a	DT	I
system	NN	I
.	.	O

The	DT	I
beliefs	NNS	I
of	IN	O
a	DT	I
religion	NN	I
also	RB	O
reflecting	VBG	O
the	DT	I
values	NNS	I
are	VBP	O
expressed	VBN	O
in	IN	O
creeds	NNS	I
,	,	O
dogmas	NNS	I
,	,	O
and	CC	O
doctrines	NNS	I
,	,	O
and	CC	O
form	NN	I
what	WP	I
Durkheim	NNP	B
calls	VBZ	O
a	DT	I
credo	NN	I
.	.	O

As	IN	O
he	PRP	I
points	VBZ	O
out	IN	O
,	,	O
a	DT	I
religious	JJ	I
group	NN	I
can	MD	O
not	RB	O
exist	VB	O
without	IN	O
a	DT	I
collective	JJ	I
credo	NN	I
,	,	O
and	CC	O
the	DT	I
more	RBR	I
extensive	JJ	I
the	DT	I
credo	NN	I
,	,	O
the	DT	I
more	RBR	I
unified	JJ	I
and	CC	I
strong	JJ	I
is	NNS	I
the	DT	B
group	NN	I
.	.	O

The	DT	I
credo	NN	I
unifies	VBZ	O
and	CC	O
socializes	VBZ	O
men	NNS	I
by	IN	O
attaching	VBG	O
them	PRP	I
completely	RB	O
to	TO	O
an	DT	I
identical	JJ	I
body	NN	I
of	IN	O
doctrine	NN	I
;	:	O
the	DT	I
more	RBR	I
extensive	JJ	O
and	CC	O
firm	VB	O
the	DT	I
body	NN	I
of	IN	O
doctrine	NN	I
,	,	O
the	DT	I
firmer	JJR	I
the	DT	B
group	NN	I
.	.	O

The	DT	I
religious	JJ	I
symbolism	NN	I
,	,	O
and	CC	O
especially	RB	O
the	DT	I
closely	RB	I
related	VBN	I
rites	NNS	I
and	CC	I
worship	NN	I
forms	NNS	I
,	,	O
constitute	VBP	O
a	DT	I
powerful	JJ	I
bond	NN	I
for	IN	O
the	DT	I
members	NNS	I
of	IN	O
the	DT	I
particular	JJ	I
faith	NN	I
.	.	O

The	DT	I
religion	NN	I
,	,	O
in	IN	O
fact	NN	I
,	,	O
is	VBZ	O
an	DT	I
expression	NN	I
of	IN	O
the	DT	I
unity	NN	I
of	IN	O
the	DT	I
group	NN	I
,	,	O
small	JJ	O
or	CC	O
large	JJ	O
.	.	O

The	DT	I
common	JJ	I
codes	NNS	I
,	,	O
for	IN	O
religious	JJ	I
action	NN	I
as	IN	O
such	JJ	O
and	CC	O
in	IN	O
their	PRP$	I
ethical	JJ	I
aspects	NNS	I
for	IN	O
everyday	JJ	I
moral	JJ	I
behavior	NN	I
,	,	O
bind	NN	I
the	DT	B
devotees	NNS	I
together	RB	O
.	.	O

These	DT	I
are	VBP	O
ways	NNS	I
of	IN	O
jointly	RB	O
participating	VBG	O
in	IN	O
significantly	RB	O
symbolized	VBD	O
,	,	O
standardized	JJ	O
,	,	O
and	CC	O
ordered	VBD	O
religiously	RB	I
sanctified	JJ	I
behavior	NN	I
.	.	O

The	DT	I
codes	NNS	I
are	VBP	O
mechanism	NN	I
for	IN	O
training	VBG	O
in	IN	O
,	,	O
and	CC	O
directing	VBG	O
and	CC	O
enforcing	VBG	O
,	,	O
uniform	NN	I
social	JJ	I
interaction	NN	I
,	,	O
and	CC	O
for	IN	O
continually	RB	O
and	CC	O
publicly	RB	O
reasserting	VBG	O
the	DT	I
solidarity	NN	I
of	IN	O
the	DT	I
group	NN	I
.	.	O

Durkheim	NNP	I
noted	VBD	O
long	JJ	O
ago	RB	O
that	DT	I
religion	NN	I
as	IN	O
...	:	O
a	DT	I
unified	JJ	I
system	NN	I
of	IN	O
beliefs	NNS	I
and	CC	I
practices	NNS	I
relative	JJ	O
to	TO	O
sacred	JJ	I
things	NNS	I
...	:	O
unites	VBZ	O
into	IN	O
one	CD	I
single	JJ	I
moral	JJ	I
community	NN	I
...	:	O
all	PDT	I
those	DT	I
who	WP	B
adhere	VBP	O
to	TO	O
them	PRP	I
.	.	O

His	PRP$	I
view	NN	I
is	VBZ	O
that	IN	O
every	DT	I
religion	NN	I
pertains	VBZ	O
to	TO	O
a	DT	I
community	NN	I
,	,	O
and	CC	O
,	,	O
conversely	RB	O
,	,	O
every	DT	I
community	NN	I
is	VBZ	O
in	IN	O
one	CD	I
aspect	NN	I
a	DT	B
religious	JJ	I
unit	NN	I
.	.	O

This	DT	I
is	VBZ	O
brought	VBN	O
out	IN	O
in	IN	O
the	DT	I
common	JJ	I
religious	JJ	I
ethos	NNS	I
that	WDT	B
prevails	VBZ	O
even	RB	O
in	IN	O
the	DT	I
denominationally	RB	I
diverse	JJ	I
audiences	NNS	I
at	IN	O
many	JJ	I
secular	JJ	I
semi	NN	I
public	JJ	I
and	CC	I
public	JJ	I
occasions	NNS	I
in	IN	O
the	DT	I
United	JJ	I
States	NNPS	I
;	:	O
and	CC	O
it	PRP	I
is	VBZ	O
evidenced	VBN	O
in	IN	O
the	DT	I
prayers	NNS	I
offered	VBN	O
,	,	O
in	IN	O
the	DT	I
frequent	JJ	I
religious	JJ	I
allusions	NNS	I
,	,	O
and	CC	O
in	IN	O
the	DT	I
confirmation	NN	I
of	IN	O
points	NNS	I
on	IN	O
religious	JJ	I
grounds	NNS	I
.	.	O

The	DT	I
unifying	VBG	I
effect	NN	I
of	IN	O
religion	NN	I
is	VBZ	O
also	RB	O
brought	VBN	O
out	IN	O
in	IN	O
the	DT	I
fact	NN	I
that	IN	O
historically	RB	I
peoples	NNS	I
have	VBP	O
clung	VBN	O
together	RB	O
as	IN	O
more	JJR	I
or	CC	I
less	RBR	I
cohesive	JJ	I
cultural	JJ	I
units	NNS	I
,	,	O
with	IN	O
religion	NN	I
as	IN	O
the	DT	I
dominant	JJ	I
bond	NN	I
,	,	O
even	RB	O
though	IN	O
spatially	RB	O
dispersed	VBN	O
and	CC	O
not	RB	O
politically	RB	O
organized	VBN	O
.	.	O

The	DT	I
Jews	NNPS	I
for	IN	O
2500	CD	I
years	NNS	I
have	VBP	O
been	VBN	O
a	DT	I
prime	JJ	I
example	NN	I
,	,	O
though	IN	O
the	DT	I
adherents	NNS	I
of	IN	O
any	DT	I
world	NN	I
or	CC	O
interpeople	JJ	I
religion	NN	I
are	VBP	O
cases	NNS	I
in	IN	O
point	NN	I
.	.	O

It	PRP	I
might	MD	O
be	VB	O
pointed	VBN	O
out	RP	O
that	IN	O
the	DT	I
integrating	VBG	I
function	NN	I
of	IN	O
religion	NN	I
,	,	O
for	IN	O
good	JJ	O
or	CC	O
ill	JJ	O
,	,	O
has	VBZ	O
often	RB	O
supported	VBN	O
or	CC	O
been	VBN	O
identified	VBN	O
with	IN	O
other	JJ	O
groupingsÑpolitical	JJ	O
,	,	O
nationality	NN	I
,	,	O
language	NN	I
,	,	O
class	NN	I
,	,	O
racial	JJ	O
,	,	O
sociability	NN	I
,	,	O
even	RB	O
economic	JJ	O
.	.	O

Religion	NN	I
usually	RB	O
exercises	VBZ	O
a	DT	I
stabilizing	VBG	I
conserving	VBG	O
function	NN	I
.	.	O

As	IN	O
such	JJ	O
it	PRP	I
acts	VBZ	O
as	IN	O
an	DT	I
anchor	NN	I
for	IN	O
the	DT	I
people	NNS	I
.	.	O

There	EX	I
is	VBZ	O
a	DT	I
marked	VBN	I
tendency	NN	I
for	IN	O
religions	NNS	I
,	,	O
once	RB	O
firmly	RB	O
established	VBN	O
,	,	O
to	TO	O
resist	VB	O
change	NN	I
,	,	O
not	RB	O
only	RB	O
in	IN	O
their	PRP$	I
own	JJ	I
doctrines	NNS	I
and	CC	I
policies	NNS	I
and	CC	I
practices	NNS	I
,	,	O
but	CC	O
also	RB	O
in	IN	O
secular	JJ	I
affairs	NNS	I
having	VBG	O
religious	JJ	I
relevance	NN	I
.	.	O

It	PRP	I
has	VBZ	O
thus	RB	O
been	VBN	O
a	DT	I
significant	JJ	I
factor	NN	I
in	IN	O
the	DT	I
conservation	NN	I
of	IN	O
social	JJ	I
values	NNS	I
,	,	O
though	IN	O
also	RB	O
in	IN	O
some	DT	I
measure	NN	I
,	,	O
an	DT	I
obstacle	NN	I
to	TO	O
the	DT	I
creation	NN	I
or	CC	I
diffusion	NN	I
of	IN	O
new	JJ	I
ones	NNS	I
.	.	O

It	PRP	I
tends	VBZ	O
to	TO	O
support	VB	O
the	DT	I
longstanding	JJ	I
precious	JJ	I
sentiments	NNS	I
,	,	O
the	DT	I
traditional	JJ	I
ways	NNS	I
of	IN	O
thinking	VBG	O
,	,	O
and	CC	O
the	DT	I
customary	JJ	I
ways	NNS	I
of	IN	O
living	VBG	O
.	.	O

As	IN	O
Yinger	NNP	I
has	VBZ	O
pointed	VBN	O
out	IN	O
,	,	O
the	DT	I
...	:	I
reliance	NN	I
on	IN	O
symbols	NNS	I
,	,	O
on	IN	O
tradition	NN	I
,	,	O
on	IN	O
sacred	JJ	I
writings	NNS	I
,	,	O
on	IN	O
the	DT	I
cultivation	NN	I
of	IN	O
emotional	JJ	I
feelings	NNS	I
of	IN	O
identity	NN	I
and	CC	I
harmony	NN	I
with	IN	O
sacred	JJ	I
values	NNS	I
,	,	O
turns	VBZ	O
one	CD	I
to	TO	O
the	DT	I
past	JJ	I
far	RB	O
more	JJR	O
than	IN	O
to	TO	O
the	DT	I
future	NN	I
.	.	O

Historically	RB	O
,	,	O
religion	NN	I
has	VBZ	O
also	RB	O
functioned	VBN	O
as	IN	O
a	DT	I
tremendous	JJ	I
engine	NN	I
of	IN	O
vindication	NN	I
,	,	O
enforcement	NN	I
,	,	O
sanction	NN	I
,	,	O
and	CC	O
perpetuation	NN	I
of	IN	O
various	JJ	I
other	JJ	I
institutions	NNS	I
.	.	O

At	IN	O
the	DT	I
same	JJ	I
time	NN	I
that	DT	B
religion	NN	I
exercises	VBZ	O
a	DT	I
conserving	VBG	I
influence	NN	I
,	,	O
it	PRP	I
also	RB	O
energizes	VBZ	O
and	CC	O
motivates	VBZ	O
both	DT	I
individuals	NNS	I
and	CC	I
groups	NNS	I
.	.	O

Much	RB	O
of	IN	O
the	DT	I
important	JJ	I
individual	JJ	I
and	CC	I
social	JJ	I
action	NN	I
has	VBZ	O
been	VBN	O
owing	JJ	O
to	TO	O
religious	JJ	I
incentives	NNS	I
.	.	O

The	DT	I
great	JJ	I
ultimate	JJ	I
ends	NNS	I
of	IN	O
religion	NN	I
have	VBP	O
served	VBN	O
as	IN	O
magnificent	JJ	I
beacon	NN	I
lights	NNS	I
that	WDT	B
lured	VBD	O
people	NNS	I
toward	IN	O
them	PRP	I
with	IN	O
an	DT	I
almost	RB	I
irresistible	JJ	I
force	NN	I
,	,	O
mobilizing	VBG	O
energies	NNS	I
and	CC	O
inducing	VBG	O
sacrifices	NNS	I
;	:	O
for	IN	O
example	NN	I
,	,	O
the	DT	I
Crusades	NNPS	I
,	,	O
mission	NN	I
efforts	NNS	I
,	,	O
just	RB	I
wars	NNS	I
.	.	O

Much	JJ	I
effort	NN	I
has	VBZ	O
been	VBN	O
expended	VBN	O
in	IN	O
the	DT	I
sincere	JJ	I
effort	NN	I
to	TO	O
apply	VB	O
the	DT	I
teaching	VBG	I
and	CC	I
admonitions	NNS	I
of	IN	O
religion	NN	I
.	.	O

The	DT	I
insuperable	JJ	I
reward	NN	I
systems	NNS	I
that	IN	O
most	RBS	I
religions	NNS	I
embody	VBP	O
have	VBP	O
great	JJ	O
motivating	VBG	O
effects	NNS	I
.	.	O

Religion	NN	I
provides	VBZ	O
the	DT	I
most	RBS	I
attractive	JJ	I
rewards	NNS	I
,	,	O
either	DT	O
in	NN	O
this	DT	B
world	NN	I
or	CC	O
the	DT	I
next	JJ	I
,	,	O
for	IN	O
those	DT	I
who	WP	B
not	RB	O
merely	RB	O
abide	VB	O
by	IN	O
its	PRP$	I
norms	NNS	I
,	,	O
but	CC	O
who	WP	I
engage	VBP	O
in	IN	O
good	JJ	I
works	NNS	I
.	.	O

Religion	NN	I
usually	RB	O
acts	VBZ	O
as	IN	O
a	DT	I
powerful	JJ	I
aid	NN	I
in	IN	O
social	JJ	I
control	NN	I
,	,	O
enforcing	VBG	O
what	WP	I
men	NNS	B
should	MD	O
or	CC	O
should	MD	O
not	RB	O
do	VB	O
.	.	O

Among	IN	O
primitive	JJ	I
peoples	NNS	I
the	DT	B
sanctions	NNS	I
and	CC	I
dictates	NNS	I
of	IN	O
religion	NN	I
were	VBD	O
more	JJR	O
binding	VBG	O
than	IN	O
any	DT	I
of	IN	O
the	DT	I
other	JJ	I
controls	NNS	I
exercised	VBN	O
by	IN	O
the	DT	I
group	NN	I
;	:	O
and	CC	O
in	IN	O
modern	JJ	I
societies	NNS	I
such	JJ	I
influence	NN	I
is	VBZ	O
still	RB	O
great	JJ	O
.	.	O

Religion	NN	I
has	VBZ	O
its	PRP$	I
own	JJ	I
supernatural	JJ	I
prescriptions	NNS	I
that	WDT	B
are	VBP	O
at	IN	O
the	DT	I
same	JJ	I
time	NN	I
codes	NNS	I
of	IN	O
behavior	NN	I
for	IN	O
the	DT	I
here	RB	I
and	CC	O
now	RB	O
.	.	O